Mango is a character performed by Chris Kattan on the American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.

[1][4] These included David Duchovny, Ellen DeGeneres, Garth Brooks, and Cuba Gooding Jr.[1][2] Mango was received favorably in commentary and reflections on the history of Saturday Night Live.

[8] Entertainment Weekly placed the hosting job of Garth Brooks on Saturday Night Live among the top ten best in history, due to "his surprising chemistry with Chris Kattan's Mango".

[12][6] Kattan developed the character initially with writer Scott Wainio, for a sketch with guest host actor Brendan Fraser.

[8] Kattan recalled being pleased when at a Halloween party in Los Angeles multiple individuals decided to dress up in costume as Mango.

[8] The television series Biography captured the transformation of Kattan into Mango for a special two-hour episode of Saturday Night Live, as part of its documentary production about the history of the program.

[1] His attire includes fuchsia garments that are too small for his frame, a pink top, gold shorts, and a sparkling beret cap.

[5][1] Country music singer Garth Brooks appeared proclaiming his desires for Mango while the character was outfitted in a leopard-print costume.

[5] Monica Lewinsky was planned to be shown as Mango's spouse on an episode, but the host of Saturday Night Live for that week was actor Cuba Gooding Jr. and he canceled the initiative.

[25][26] The Los Angeles Times commented of his appearance at the awards show in-character, "actor Chris Kattan looked like he was auditioning for Cabaret in his louche black shorts as he reprised his SNL character Mango.

[31] Entertainment Weekly placed "Alexander Wang's Mango shorts" as number 2 on its list of top seven most ridiculous items from Saturday Night Live sold by Saks Fifth Avenue.

[32] Fashion model Behati Prinsloo appears in the Wang video as well, along with reality television celebrity Sonja Morgan and reporter Derek Blasberg.

[32][33] Mango's story picks up explaining he had been residing with his pet Shih Tzu, Constance, together in a "Fortress of Mango-hood", in the Arctic Circle.

[34] He is coaxed back to New York City by Alexander Wang, to help with his fashion show, where he receives dancing instruction from choreographer Sharaya J.

"[9] The New York Observer wrote of Kattan's work with the character that he received, "big laughs ... as Mango, the exotic dancer who is infinitely attractive to both men and women.

[39] In his 2002 book on the history of NBC, author Marc Robinson wrote in his work Brought to You in Living Color, "Chris Kattan's high-strung exotic dancer, Mango, has been the 'fantasy' of many an SNL guest host, male and female.

"[40] Out journalist Michael Musto wrote, "Chris Kattan is best known for wacky characters like Mango, the slithering multisexual go-go dancer he etched into our memories on Saturday Night Live.

"[8] Writing in his 2010 book The Art of Comedy, author Paul Ryan characterized Mango among "Some of the greatest characters from Saturday Night Live", including The Church Lady by Dana Carvey.

"[1] Entertainment Weekly placed the hosting job of Garth Brooks on Saturday Night Live among the top ten best in history, due to "his surprising chemistry with Chris Kattan's Mango".